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in general we were told he was a special needs student, that perhaps he suffered from some form of asperger's syndrome. anecdotally, folks who knew the bus driver saying charlie pullman jr. would keep the special needs children at the front of the bus so he could keep an eye on them. if that's the case, that might explain why this kid was targeted, why the gunman selected him as a hostage. perhaps all of the other children were at the back of the bus. i am told the driver had gotten that back door open before he was shot so the kids in the back of the bus it would have been easier for them to get off and this kid would have been an easier target sitting at the front of the bus if what residents are telling us is true that the special needs were kept near the driver so he could care for them. >> this is bob beckel. is there any indication this was a single bunker or was there a series of rooms in this complex? >> our reports that we have been getting is it's a single bunker and there were conflicting reports about the dimensions. we heard 6 by 8 feet and then we heard reports it was slightly l
in general we were told he was a special needs student, that perhaps he suffered from some form of asperger's syndrome. anecdotally, folks who knew the bus driver saying charlie pullman jr. would keep the special needs children at the front of the bus so he could keep an eye on them. if that's the case, that might explain why this kid was targeted, why the gunman selected him as a hostage. perhaps all of the other children were at the back of the bus. i am told the driver had gotten that back...
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generally speaking, though, what you know of 5-year-olds and aparentally he has aspergers, what are he and his family looking at in terms of recovery? >> it will be hugely variable. think about the whole process. this poor child started with the trauma of seeing this bus driver shot and killed. then being kidnapped, pulled away from his regular routine. a typical 5-year-old child would find this frightening. a child with aspergers, which is a form of autism, where kids often have a certain rigid quality to how they expect to do things, having difficulties with unfamiliar environments, unfamiliar people, and put exactly into that type of placement where they already have a routine level of anxiety when things don't go the way they want and put into a situation like he has, you know, it's very hard to tell how he's going to do. on the one hand, he might get right back to his routine and do absolutely fine. but on the other hand, you know, the anxieties, the trauma, what we call an acute stress disorder even post traumatic stress symptoms, as we just described, can occur. what's really im
generally speaking, though, what you know of 5-year-olds and aparentally he has aspergers, what are he and his family looking at in terms of recovery? >> it will be hugely variable. think about the whole process. this poor child started with the trauma of seeing this bus driver shot and killed. then being kidnapped, pulled away from his regular routine. a typical 5-year-old child would find this frightening. a child with aspergers, which is a form of autism, where kids often have a...
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ethan is said to have asperger syndrome.>> over the past 24 hours, our communications with the suspect had deteriorated. we were certainly concerned for the safety of the child. i can tell you that i have been to the hospital. i have visited with ethan. he is doing fine. he is laughing, joking, playing, eating -- things you would expect a normal five-year-old to six-year-old young man to do. >> vigils were held each day and night for him. friends made birthday cards. it is his sixth birthday on wednesday. now there is cause for celebration. bbc news, washington.>> they were branded ireland's fallen women. from single women to victims of abuse, thousands were sent to wash away their sins in institutions run by nuns. laumandoline -- magdalene dndries, as they were called. justice may come today when an official report reveals how much successive irish governments knew about this. >> this is her life in the mag dalene laundries, as presented to the outside world -- a place where troubled girls would be cared for. some had fallen pregnant, often through abuse. others were since he recruite
ethan is said to have asperger syndrome.>> over the past 24 hours, our communications with the suspect had deteriorated. we were certainly concerned for the safety of the child. i can tell you that i have been to the hospital. i have visited with ethan. he is doing fine. he is laughing, joking, playing, eating -- things you would expect a normal five-year-old to six-year-old young man to do. >> vigils were held each day and night for him. friends made birthday cards. it is his sixth...
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we don't know what degree of asperger's he has. asperger's is a mild form of autism. if he has a more severe form of asperger's, u.s. going to be harder for him. because his anxiety level will be a lot higher and kids with s asperg asperger's have a lot of trouble controlling emotion. >> there is a social development there, that if that was actually a good thing for that little boy that he is enduring this. is that possible? >> that's excellent point. kids who have a little more severe form of asperger's have trouble making attachments to other human beings, and to getting it socially. so that may serve as a protective barrier, but the problem is his anxiety. which is intrinsic to autism. that's why these kids need as much routine as possible. >> any chance that since he is 5 years old he will forget this? >> no, because he's almost 6, the memory systems in his brain are pretty well formed. he will never forget it, but he will learn how to manage the traumatic and terrifying memories. >> it's time for healing, no doubt about it. patricia saunders, clinical forensic ps
we don't know what degree of asperger's he has. asperger's is a mild form of autism. if he has a more severe form of asperger's, u.s. going to be harder for him. because his anxiety level will be a lot higher and kids with s asperg asperger's have a lot of trouble controlling emotion. >> there is a social development there, that if that was actually a good thing for that little boy that he is enduring this. is that possible? >> that's excellent point. kids who have a little more...
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ethan reportedly has aspergers syndrome and a form of adhd. what happens if he doesn't get it? >> he needs to keep taking it in order to have those effects, the calming effects to reduce his hyperactivity, increase his focus, decrease his impulsivity. >> reporter: jamie howard is a child psychologist who specializes in trauma. and that would all be good in a tense hostage situation. >> we want him to be as calm as possible and not to agitate this man. >> reporter: 5-year-old ethan is reportedly watching tv in the bunker but he's also been crying for his parents who have been meeting with authorities throughout their ordeal. >> if i were talking to the parents, i'd say i know you're scared, i know you're horrified, and i know that right now you feel completely alone and it's almost overwhelming. >> reporter: every parent of a 5-year-old is thinking this poor child. >> 5-year-olds are still quite young. they sometimes have the blanket. they sometimes suck their thumbs. they really need to be tucked in at night. this is really hard for a little boy and it's really hard on his pare
ethan reportedly has aspergers syndrome and a form of adhd. what happens if he doesn't get it? >> he needs to keep taking it in order to have those effects, the calming effects to reduce his hyperactivity, increase his focus, decrease his impulsivity. >> reporter: jamie howard is a child psychologist who specializes in trauma. and that would all be good in a tense hostage situation. >> we want him to be as calm as possible and not to agitate this man. >> reporter:...
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it has been reported that he may have aspergers. what should we be telling jimmy lee dydes about that little boy? >> the response to that of the negotiators and we still have a chance here. i think reremind him he is just a little boy and does have a condition that causes him to be anxious normally and this situation is certainly exacerbated the fact that he is even more anxious and his medication is important and you are now his protector and we want to see him and you come out safely together. >> sergeant joe, i have a 14-year-old son and the thought of my 14-year-old son in this situation really is heartbreaking. it is scary. talk to jimmy lee dykes now and tell him that this doesn't have to end badly. >> it doesn't. you know what happened in the past has happened in the past and right now as my friend just said that this boy's life and future, it they are in your hands and you have the ability to bring joy to the family in getting their baby back home and we rely on you that you will do the right thing. >> danny, give us a sense
it has been reported that he may have aspergers. what should we be telling jimmy lee dydes about that little boy? >> the response to that of the negotiators and we still have a chance here. i think reremind him he is just a little boy and does have a condition that causes him to be anxious normally and this situation is certainly exacerbated the fact that he is even more anxious and his medication is important and you are now his protector and we want to see him and you come out safely...
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we have been told early on that this boy needed medication for asthma and possibly asperger's. no details about communication as it relates to a television or radio. but i can tell you this -- authorities have told us several times that they did not want us to show live the tactics that were happening as they were approaching this property. also, they have been very limited in the details that they gave us. why? because they do not want to agitate the person in this bunker who neighbors have identified as jimmy lee dykes. well, the question then is, if he does not have television, if he doesn't have a radio, why would it matter that they would tell us some of those details? he would only get those through either watching tell vigts or listening to the radio or having some type of communication with someone who does. but, again, they skipped over that question really quickly about is there a television or is there a radio there. constant communication. that was something we heard from the trooper this morning, that the lines even overnight were open discussing this with mr. dyke
we have been told early on that this boy needed medication for asthma and possibly asperger's. no details about communication as it relates to a television or radio. but i can tell you this -- authorities have told us several times that they did not want us to show live the tactics that were happening as they were approaching this property. also, they have been very limited in the details that they gave us. why? because they do not want to agitate the person in this bunker who neighbors have...
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dykes has allowed police to send down coloring books and prescription medicine the little boy needs for asperger's syndrome and a-d- h-d. police in atlanta have a middle school student in custody who is accused of shooting a classmate at school. swat teams stormed the price middle school after shots were fired. a 14-year-old boy was hit in the back of the neck, but his injuries were not serious. also a teacher suffered some cuts and bruises. the school was locked down and 500 students were ordered not to leave. the lockdown was lifted after police arrested the suspect. they still don't know the motive for yesterday's shooting. authorities in texas are looking for two people, after a prosecutor was murdered. >> has risen to 32. more than 100 error injured. the explosion was in the basement. mexican the oil says it is too early to speculate on the cause. last september they had an explosion near the texas border that killed 26 people. today marks the ten year anniversary of the space shuttle columbia disaster. nasa held a special ceremony honoring the columbia crew.columbia disintegrated upon re-ent
dykes has allowed police to send down coloring books and prescription medicine the little boy needs for asperger's syndrome and a-d- h-d. police in atlanta have a middle school student in custody who is accused of shooting a classmate at school. swat teams stormed the price middle school after shots were fired. a 14-year-old boy was hit in the back of the neck, but his injuries were not serious. also a teacher suffered some cuts and bruises. the school was locked down and 500 students were...
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asperger's syndrome. they have lowered medicine and a coloring book for ethan through the pipe. the visitation for the bus driver, who is being called a hero, charles poland jr. is scheduled for later today. local residents are hoping and praying for a peaceful resolution lester. >> thank you. clint van zandt is a former fbi profiler. >> lester, good to be with you. >> this man has a television, we have to be mindful. we don't know what he's watching at this hour, but with that in mind what are the options here? the fact that things are stable? is that in itself a good sign? >> it really is my background as a hostage negotiator also, i've been in these situations, and i know the fbi negotiator is working very hard with mr. dykes, trying to extend to him the hand of freedom, trying to offer him the way to come out of this situation. he probably took this little boy hostage, lester, as he was trying to build a defense between him and law enforcement, because he was supposed to go to court last wednesday. we
asperger's syndrome. they have lowered medicine and a coloring book for ethan through the pipe. the visitation for the bus driver, who is being called a hero, charles poland jr. is scheduled for later today. local residents are hoping and praying for a peaceful resolution lester. >> thank you. clint van zandt is a former fbi profiler. >> lester, good to be with you. >> this man has a television, we have to be mindful. we don't know what he's watching at this hour, but with...
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. >> we had also seen reports that he may have asperger's or also attention deficit disorder, that he may have had a couple challenges like that. did you ever see anything like that? do you think -- how will that impact him here as he starts down this path of healing? >> well, i honestly believe that ethan will probably -- it's a shame that this had to happen but for any child that i believe will bounce back better than any child i know of, would be ethan. he meets no strangers and i just feel confident he's going to bounce back and we hope to have him in school as quickly as possible. >> so special that you say that. i want to ask you a little about his mother. you just heard me share the statement that she released to the media which was so eloquent and gracious. she also, according to a state senator, said this when the fbi, they were debating whether to go in and kill jimmy lee dykes earlier. she was the one, according to the state senator who said she put her hand on the officer's heart and said sir, don't hurt him, he's sick. smith told that today to abc news. that is something
. >> we had also seen reports that he may have asperger's or also attention deficit disorder, that he may have had a couple challenges like that. did you ever see anything like that? do you think -- how will that impact him here as he starts down this path of healing? >> well, i honestly believe that ethan will probably -- it's a shame that this had to happen but for any child that i believe will bounce back better than any child i know of, would be ethan. he meets no strangers and...
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he suffers from aspergers syndrome and adhd. the crayons and coloring books we learned about a few days ago. investigators are able to give the boy toys. that's all good news. but here's one thing. i want you to listen to how the sheriff relayed this information to us, the personal appeal really he made to mr. dikes. watch this. >> he's also allowed us to provide coloring books, medication, toys, and i want to thank him for taking care of our child. that's very important. >> reporter: so you know, you listen to that and it raises the question, you know, does eshave a television or a radio? how would he hear that personal appeal? but clearly it was a direct personal appeal to mr. dykes, miguel. >> clearly very, very sensitive. whatever is going on over there. they really want to communicate with him in every way possible. what do we know about the suspect? are police revealing anything about a possible motive here? >> not at this point. we've not heard anything about the motive as to why this child was abducted. investigators are
he suffers from aspergers syndrome and adhd. the crayons and coloring books we learned about a few days ago. investigators are able to give the boy toys. that's all good news. but here's one thing. i want you to listen to how the sheriff relayed this information to us, the personal appeal really he made to mr. dikes. watch this. >> he's also allowed us to provide coloring books, medication, toys, and i want to thank him for taking care of our child. that's very important. >>...
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but back to your point about asperger's, how does that help or hurt ethan moving forward? >> i as a mother watched the news unfold very carefully and was quite connected to it. one piece of asperger's is that these kids sometimes don't have what is called a theory of mind, which means they can't imagine or have compassion or empathy for what the other person might be experiencing. as you know, when we cover the kidnapping stories, one's psychological survival method is to sort of figure out what the captor needs and play the game properly. but this kid could conceivably have taken a wild, crazy tantrum at any moment because, you know, he doesn't think in terms of consequences. so i'm wondering what kind of medication they dropped down that tube. i know he was on adhd medication. i'm wondering if they might have gotten permission from the parents to drop a sedative or something. >> what about -- just moving past the family and ethan, what about dykes? we know he's gone. a lot of talk about him being a survivalist. can you just -- somebody who is very anti-government, anti-a
but back to your point about asperger's, how does that help or hurt ethan moving forward? >> i as a mother watched the news unfold very carefully and was quite connected to it. one piece of asperger's is that these kids sometimes don't have what is called a theory of mind, which means they can't imagine or have compassion or empathy for what the other person might be experiencing. as you know, when we cover the kidnapping stories, one's psychological survival method is to sort of figure...
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in seconds, ethan, a 5-year-old with asperger's, was safe. dykes was dead. >> over the past 24 hours, our communications with the subject had deteriorated. and we were certainly concerned. >> reporter: cbs news has learned the fbi got concerned by what they saw through a camera inserted into the bunker at some point during the standoff. dykes had grown increasingly agitated and began carrying a gun as he walked around inside the bunker. commanders greenlighted the raid for the rescue team, ending a standoff that began last tuesday when dykes boarded a school bus of mall children and demanded two hostages -- elementary school children and demanded two hostages. charles poland, jr., was shot and killed. the boy was taken to a local hospital shortly after the raid. a relative told us he's been playing and laughing since his reunion with his mother. >> i'm a father. a lot of these men and women that's been sacrificing tireless hours, they're parents, as well. it's a relief for us to be able to reunite a mother with her child. >> reporter: agents
in seconds, ethan, a 5-year-old with asperger's, was safe. dykes was dead. >> over the past 24 hours, our communications with the subject had deteriorated. and we were certainly concerned. >> reporter: cbs news has learned the fbi got concerned by what they saw through a camera inserted into the bunker at some point during the standoff. dykes had grown increasingly agitated and began carrying a gun as he walked around inside the bunker. commanders greenlighted the raid for the...
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. >> judge jeanine: i understand that he suffers from aspergers which is at one end of the autism syndrome. >> that is what s reported, yes. >> judge jeanine: you are a negotiator. what do you say in a situation like this? five days. >> as long as we are are talking and we are communicating that means it is positive. the situation hasn't had to escalate at all. it is basically at a stable position right now. they are are talking. and as long as people are talking -- >> judge jeanine: 80s' good. he is antigovernment and antiauthority. >> apparently. but then again he -- we don't know what his fears are. we don't know what his demands or wants or needs are. in order to negotiate with someone in anything you have to know what they want. what are their wants. >> judge jeanine: chris, do we know what he wants? >> well, ultimately what he wants s to be left alone. and all of the things that he is against it is amazing the amount of things that that is the starting point for conversation because you could find out what happened to him, why he is against those things. you you begin to ask him ques
. >> judge jeanine: i understand that he suffers from aspergers which is at one end of the autism syndrome. >> that is what s reported, yes. >> judge jeanine: you are a negotiator. what do you say in a situation like this? five days. >> as long as we are are talking and we are communicating that means it is positive. the situation hasn't had to escalate at all. it is basically at a stable position right now. they are are talking. and as long as people are talking --...
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adhd, asperger's. i can't imagine what the parents are going through. more importantly i am wondering what is in this man's mind? >> clearly, you have to imagine, some mental issues. authorities say he spent some time in the bunker for long periods of time. this is nothing new for him. new that he took a hostage, a little boy. clearly a guy around the neighborhood known for strange, some times violent behavior. and a matter of time before it involved a human. beat a dog to death with a lead pipe. >> lead pipe. >> an escalating situation. and prayers for the little boy. if he makes it out, scarred from something like this. depressing on a lot of levels. >>> a deadly ambush in kaufmann, texas, where a prosecutor was apparently targeted by a gunman outside a courthouse. the 57-year-old was shot and killed in the parking lot moments after he got out of his car. eyewitnesses say the gunman was wearing a mask. police are going through the prosecutor's cases for a connection. >> they deal with bad people, like any prosecutor. so there is no reason to believe t
adhd, asperger's. i can't imagine what the parents are going through. more importantly i am wondering what is in this man's mind? >> clearly, you have to imagine, some mental issues. authorities say he spent some time in the bunker for long periods of time. this is nothing new for him. new that he took a hostage, a little boy. clearly a guy around the neighborhood known for strange, some times violent behavior. and a matter of time before it involved a human. beat a dog to death with a...
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the man believed to be holding a boy hostage, than with asperger's syndrome, in the underground bunker. >> he has supplies and food. this child is 5 years old. has he got food that whithis ch will eat? >> reporter: he served in the navy in the 1960s and won award including a meritorious unit commendation. a good conduct medal and a vietnam service medal. [ siren ] >> reporter: on tuesday, those honors seemed very far away. police say dykes boarded a stopped school bus and demanded two random young children. when the bus driver refused, police a dykes shot and killed him and made off with 5-year-old ethan. kelly miller said her kids got off the butt right before the shooting. >> -- off the bus right before the shooting. >> i cannot believe he got on the bus with the intentions to grab a 6 to 8-year-old, all he had to do was grab him. he got him home before this happened. >> reporter: a funeral for the bus driver is scheduled for today. his family says he loved his job and died a hero. >> every time a child got on my dad's bus, he considered them his children. that's the reason why my da
the man believed to be holding a boy hostage, than with asperger's syndrome, in the underground bunker. >> he has supplies and food. this child is 5 years old. has he got food that whithis ch will eat? >> reporter: he served in the navy in the 1960s and won award including a meritorious unit commendation. a good conduct medal and a vietnam service medal. [ siren ] >> reporter: on tuesday, those honors seemed very far away. police say dykes boarded a stopped school bus and...
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he has asperger's syndrome. we are also told he has attention deficit disorder. psychologically, how is this going to affect the little boy over the long term? >> i think any ability in any trauma that happens to a child, whether they have a psychiatric or mental health problem or not is going to fall heavily on them. the biggest message we can send to this child by his mother and father is he is safe and he is protected because he didn't feel safe and he wasn't protected and he ended up in this situation. that's the biggest impact on a child, especially after something is resolved. luckily, this is successfully resolved. but safety and protection is key for him. >> and of course, we don't know at this point what happened? we don't know whether there was sexual abuse or physical abuse or what happened in the bunker. >> exactly. right. and i mean the tendency is going to be to swarm around him to get information, both to help him and to understand what went down, down under that ground. but the bottom line is, the next few days are critical for this boy to bond wi
he has asperger's syndrome. we are also told he has attention deficit disorder. psychologically, how is this going to affect the little boy over the long term? >> i think any ability in any trauma that happens to a child, whether they have a psychiatric or mental health problem or not is going to fall heavily on them. the biggest message we can send to this child by his mother and father is he is safe and he is protected because he didn't feel safe and he wasn't protected and he ended up...
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he's said to have asperger's syndrome which is a mild form of autism and his mother said this, and i'm quoting, ethan is safe and back in my arms and i owe it all to some of the most compassionate people on earth. i will never be ai able to repay those who brought ethan home. the mother does not want her full name released, saying that she would like the media to respect her privacy to give them a little bit more time so they can kind of put this nightmare behind them. shep? >> shepard: man, i hope they can. trace gallagher. thanks a lot, trace. >>> computer hackers believed to be in china are still going after american news organizations and government news agencies. news corp ceo, the parent company of this network is rupert murdoch. he tweeted yesterday that hackers are continuing the attack on the computer system at the "wall street journal" which he also owns. we first reported this hacking around this time last week. word that cyber criminals, cyber criminals have infiltrated the journal's network comes after the "new york times" and the "washington post" reported similar breache
he's said to have asperger's syndrome which is a mild form of autism and his mother said this, and i'm quoting, ethan is safe and back in my arms and i owe it all to some of the most compassionate people on earth. i will never be ai able to repay those who brought ethan home. the mother does not want her full name released, saying that she would like the media to respect her privacy to give them a little bit more time so they can kind of put this nightmare behind them. shep? >> shepard:...
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the boy has asperger's syndrome and is said to be as comfortable as possible. it all began when the suspect allegedly boarded a school bus, demanding hostages. police say he shot the driver when the driver tried to intervene. that driver, charles poland, was laid to rest this weekend. investigators say besides careful negotiations, dykes is showing very few signs that he is willing to end the standoff. elizabeth prann is live in midland, alabama, where she has been since the story first broke. what do we expect to hear from law enforcement today? >> reporter: well, we're about an hour away from a scheduled press briefing where we hope to learn more information about the suspect. all eyes are on jimmy lee dykes. we hope to learn more about the conditions in that underground bunker where he is holding the 5-year-old boy. authorities tell us they're working 24 hours a day. a constant shift of authorities. in fact they set up a compound right next to our location. over the weekend authorities gave us a first-hand look at the bus involved as it was towed away from t
the boy has asperger's syndrome and is said to be as comfortable as possible. it all began when the suspect allegedly boarded a school bus, demanding hostages. police say he shot the driver when the driver tried to intervene. that driver, charles poland, was laid to rest this weekend. investigators say besides careful negotiations, dykes is showing very few signs that he is willing to end the standoff. elizabeth prann is live in midland, alabama, where she has been since the story first broke....